by Megan
Anacondas are a kind of snake that live in swampy areas in the rain forest. The anaconda’s colors are usually black or gray with yellow and with polkadots, but sometimes they have black and red dots. An anaconda is usually 17 feet long
When an anaconda female is ready to mate, it will go to a swampy spot and let out an odd scent that makes all the male anacondas in the area come and wrap themselves around her. This is called a mating ball. In the mating ball, the female lays straight while the males wrap themselves around her. If you look closely you can see little spots of the female anaconda.
The anaconda males will fight for the female and after a while all of the males will leave except one. The one male will slither into the female’s body, with only its tail sticking out. They will stay like this for about a week.
After that, the male will slither out again. The male and female find a clear opening to give birth. It might take a few weeks to find a clear opening. Then the male anaconda will go out and hunt for food and the female will curl up and give birth to 50 live babies! Of course, there is danger for such young ones, so the female gives birth in tall grass.
Megan, I enjoyed learning about anacondas. I had no idea that they had such an interesting mating ritual!
Megan, your essay makes me really happy we do not have anacondas where we live. Copperheads and Black widows make me nervous enough! Very interesting article!
who would of guessed my megan would know so much about snakes!!
Wow Megan. Great job. We just finished snakes in my class. Isn't it a facinating subject.
Your fact filled essay was a wonderful read. Grandma learned a thing or two about anacondas from you.
Do you like to read about snakes?
Keep up the wonderful work. It is a pleasure and an honor to read your essay.
I love you big bunches and can't waid to see you.
Love,
Grandma
wow! I didn't know anacondas didn't lay eggs like most snakes! Thank YOU for teaching ME!
Very well written! I'm impressed and I learned a lot. Your sentences are sophisticated and convey a lot of information. Many children your age continue to write in short choppy sentences without all of those wonderful phrases! Great job.
Megan,
I had no idea anaconda's were so interesting! Thank you for sharing all of the fascinating information you learned!
Love, Aunt Jessica
That's amazing! I had no idea…
Excellent informative essay – and way more than I ever wanted to know about snakes (that's cause I really really don't like them!)
Lillium